Media to Movements Overview On September 5, 2019 a group of media to movement trainers hosted an online meet and greet for those interested in the use of media to foster disciple making movements. 28 people attended the video conference. Training Group Hosts AWM/Media to Movements Kavanah Media Kingdom Training M13 Mission Media U TWR […]
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Overview Tümlükden Nura” (From Darkness to Light) is the first indigenous gospel film for the 10 million unreached Turkmen people of Central Asia. This 13-minute film tells the true story of Shohrat Piriyev overcoming his fear of the Sirat bridge. The Sirat bridge is the bridge that Islam describes “as thin as a razor and suspended
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A Surprising Question from the Spirit On a Friday morning last fall, a phrase from God echoed in my mind… “Who are my 12?” Who are the people God has given me a heart of discipleship for? Who are the ones I have an opportunity to influence to help them become more like Christ? After
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Overview On March 29, 2019 Mission ARVR hosted a gathering in virtual reality to learn how to get your ministry going in virtual reality from technology and ministry perspective. DJ Soto and LMichelle Salvant were the presenters. D.J. Soto is a pastor from the United States. He started the world’s first virtual reality church. He
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Each January I ask the Lord for a new spiritual focus for the year. I pray the theme will permeate my life as the months go by. Here are recent themes… A Slave of Christ (2013), Better to Give Than to Get (2014), Keep in Step with the Spirit (2015), Listen and Love (2016), Join the Dance Procession (2017), Make Disciples (2018). My
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Overview On February 13, 2019, 41 people representing 29 organizations gathered in a video conference to learn how chatbots are being used in two ministry contexts to foster on-the-ground movements (DMM, CPM). Levi presented a 30-minute case study from the Middle East and AJ gave a 10-minute case study from Asia followed by Q & A.
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In March 2018, I gave my Story workshop at the Eurasia Media & Distribution Consultation in Thailand. After the session, Yuri, a brother from East Europe, asked me if I would like to hear his “storying the Gospel.” In 10 minutes he took me through an oral version of the entire story arc of Scripture.
On July 18, 2018, 25 people participated in our “Mission ARVR Network” online event. John Bucher is an innovator and author of Storytelling for Virtual Reality. John addressed five key ideas to help students of new media and professionals navigate the emerging world of VR technology and the art form of classical storytelling. The 20-minute
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Overview 22 people participated in our “Mission AR/VR Network” online event on May 23, 2018. DJ Soto (VR Church) told the story of the world’s first VR church and shared “5 Principles of Community Building in Virtual Reality.” The 20 minute presentation was followed by Q&A and a networking time. The notes, recorded webinar, and a
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I taught a workshop on the Four Elements of Story in Chiang Mai, Thailand last month. I borrow most of my material from my story mentor Jeremy Casper. There were a few people who questioned if the “heroes journey” structure is more of Western construct. This conversation came up again in a recent series of
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